n’importe quel

Name: n’importe quel, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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\n‿ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tə kɛl\

/\n‿ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tə kɛl\/ adj

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“n’importe quel” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French: 14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Au moins un ou une et quelquefois plus, en parlant d'une sélection garantie dans un ensemble.

Key facts for n’importe quel
Property	Value
Headword	n’importe quel
Language	French
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	\n‿ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tə kɛl\
Letters	14
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “n’importe quel” sits in French frequency

n’importe quel falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for n’importe quel is 14 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \n‿ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tə kɛl\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Au moins un ou une et quelquefois plus, en parlant d'une sélection garantie dans un ensemble.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for n’importe quel, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is n’importe quel, spelled N-’-I-M-P-O-R-T-E- -Q-U-E-L.

Definition

1
Au moins un ou une et quelquefois plus, en parlant d'une sélection garantie dans un ensemble.

Synonyms

chaque tout

This word in other languages

any(English)cualquier(Español)beliebig(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "n’importe quel"?

"n’importe quel" is spelled N-’-I-M-P-O-R-T-E- -Q-U-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is \n‿ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tə kɛl\.

What does "n’importe quel" mean?

As an adjective, "n’importe quel" means: Au moins un ou une et quelquefois plus, en parlant d'une sélection garantie dans un ensemble.

How do you pronounce "n’importe quel"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "n’importe quel" is \n‿ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tə kɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "n’importe quel" come from?

"n’importe quel" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “n’importe quel”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct French spelling is N-’-I-M-P-O-R-T-E- -Q-U-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as \n‿ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tə kɛl\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.